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  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Extraordinary Passion Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 21, 2009
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     | 3,537 views

    About the courage and passion of Paul.

    My experience two weeks ago… car breaks down… towing… Michael… conversation about his life… filled the day with meaning. Then the next morning… Sandra’s experience… excited me…. But bumped into executive class with champagne hardly felt just…. Is she really God’s favorite? > Faced with issue… ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Genesis 36 Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,856 views

    verse-by-verse

    Many times in our world we see a Father passing down his ‘mantle’ to his son. - race car driver - My grandfather to my uncle - Falwell’s son Now those types of ‘passing of the baton’ are fairly easy to define. There’s paperwork, there’s legal work, there’s policy changes, and there’s a visible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    #1 Scripture Is True If I Believe It. Series

    Contributed by Charles Worth on Aug 7, 2009
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     | 4,005 views

    Looking at the myth of scriptural errancy.

    Myths of the Modern Church #1 Scripture is True if I believe it. Rev. Charles Worth True Word Christian Church 2 Timothy 3:16-17 we read: “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking Worthy

    Contributed by Michael Prescott on Mar 3, 2007
     | 5,064 views

    Life results of a heart commited to knowing God

    We’ve spent a couple of weeks on the issues of knowledge, spiritual understanding and wisdom. Why is it so important that we have this knowledge? Why did Paul so fervently pray this prayer for practically everyone he ministered to? With this being the case and the fact that it is in scripture ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Standing Strong In The Face Of Devastation Series

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Apr 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,171 views

    The sermon opens a study of Daniel and shows how Daniel and his friends stood strong in their faith through the worst of times.

    Standing strong in difficult times Daniel Have you heard the story of the HMS Resolute? The HMS resolute was a vessel in Royal British vessel rigged for Arctic exploration. In August of 1853 the HMS Resolute got caught in the Arctic ice. After staying the Winter in the Arctic, the Captain of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Minding The Times: An Exposition On Postmodernism, Part 1

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on May 29, 2009
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    Minding The Times: An Exposition On Postmodernism, Part 1

    One might say the future is here --- and we might want to send it back for a refund. Having waited years and wondering at times whether mankind would even survive to see the day, the world now finds itself on the other side of a new millennium. In some ways, it is everything optimistic futurists ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    #2you Don't Have To Go Home The Same: Is There Anything Too Hard For God?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 9, 2007
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     | 12,103 views

    God can help us in whatever situation we find our self. Faith is an action based on the word of God, supported by the confidence in a continual action that whatever God said God will do!

    #2 I’M NOT GOING HOME THE SAME WAY I CAME ... NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR GOD By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THIS IS A TWO PART LESSON! I. FUTURE SHOCK: PERILOUS TIMES ARE PART OF OUR DAILY WALK. WE MUST TRUST, THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD! 2 Tim. 3:1 This know also, that in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God's Christmas Gift

    Contributed by Stephen Boldin on Nov 28, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,992 views

    2 Cor 9:15

    GOD’S CHRISTMAS GIFT 2 COR 9:15 We all like gifts. We like to receive them from those that we love. And we also enjoy giving them. What Jesus said is certainly true: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35). I used to think that the greatest joy of Christmas belonged to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unwrapping The Indescribable Gift .

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 12, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,533 views

    This is a Christmas message unpacking the gift of Christmas the Christ child.

    “Unwrapping the indescribable gift.” Well everybody it’s Xmas eve, can I say you might be pushing it a little to late, if you haven’t found it that gift as yet. But don’t despair because there is a gift here tonight that you can personally receive 2 Cor 9:15 Thanks be to God for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Thing About This Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Nov 7, 2011
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     | 5,500 views

    What is the key to 2 Corinthians 4:15. You have to go back to verse six and an old testament story to get the full picture and impact to see the power of this promise.

    The Thing About "This": 2 Corinthians 4:15 (6-15) I want us to take a look at our theme verse and see if we can find the key word to unlocking the meaning and power in it tonight. I hope to be brief. 2Co 4:15 For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Pontius Pilate Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 20, 2016
     | 11,392 views

    What can we learn from Pontius Pilate? (Material adapted from Steven J. Cole at: https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-106-condemned-or-set-free-luke-2313-25)

    HoHum: A Sunday school teacher asked her students to draw a picture of Jesus' family. After collecting the drawings, she noticed that one little boy's drawing depicted an airplane with four heads sticking out of the windows. "I see you drew three heads to show Joseph, Mary and Jesus," she said to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • D Marion Clark avatar

    The Canopy Of Glory Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on May 9, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,522 views

    Just when we expect another pronouncement of doom, we are told of great blessing.

    Isaiah 4:2-6 The Canopy of Glory 9/17/00e D. Marion Clark Introduction Have you ever gotten a letter or even been told verbally either a number of things that were wrong with you or were going to be done to you? “And here’s something else you need to hear…” “And ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Standing On The Promises Of God"

    Contributed by Kenneth Q. James on Feb 26, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 39,744 views

    A sermon to encourage us to trust and stand firm on God's promises.

    “STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD” Isaiah 43:1-7 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    What Is Your Calling? (Part 7) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,513 views

    The call of God has been upon our life much before even we could comprehend our left hand from the right. That is the time when God had people in place who would take care to raise us up. How has your call played out? Do you see yourself facilitating ...

    Opening Illustration: A friend of mine by the name of Joseph who I met while teaching at a Catholic school. At that time he was climbing up the corporate ladder of the Catholic church which was grooming and raising him up to be a father and possibly a bishop or cardinal in the future. In our free ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    False Prophets

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 11, 2016
     | 5,961 views

    When the people of Judah and Jerusalem were in exile in Babylon there were false prophets who professed to be speaking for the Lord but they were just telling the people what they wanted to hear. These false prophets exist today. Warn your people!

    Jeremiah 29:8-9, 15-23 (Ask the people to look up this passage as you make a few comments) Last Sunday we took a look at the part of this letter that pertained to the Jews who were taken into from Judah and Jerusalem. In this letter from Jeremiah they were told to settle down in the cities where ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene